Shanghai Case Study

(Shanghai) Population has grown at [blank_start]10[blank_end]% per year since 1992. Shanghai's population is now [blank_start]23[blank_end] million, double of 1987 (20 years ago). Receives nearly [blank_start]1000[blank_end] new residents per year.

[blank_start]Pudong[blank_end] is the CBD of Shanghai, it has a variety of functions, including [blank_start]finance[blank_end], [blank_start]trade[blank_end], [blank_start]retailing[blank_end], recreation, tourism, media, information services and business. Only a [blank_start]small[blank_end] amount of residential areas.

[blank_start]Satellite[blank_end] towns in Jiading and Anting are built to [blank_start]ease[blank_end] [blank_start]pressure[blank_end] on city. These new towns have different [blank_start]attractions[blank_end] such as "first wireless zone", in order to [blank_start]attract[blank_end] [blank_start]people[blank_end] to [blank_start]live[blank_end] there.

As a result of population [blank_start]growth[blank_end] and the [blank_start]expansion[blank_end] of the built-up area of Shanghai, there is a need to develop [blank_start]transport[blank_end] systems. The transport system focuses on two [blank_start]ports[blank_end], two [blank_start]highways[blank_end] and three transport [blank_start]networks[blank_end]. [blank_start]Rail[blank_end] transport is the key feature of Shanghai’s public transport.

[blank_start]Increasing[blank_end] [blank_start]demand[blank_end], [blank_start]pollution[blank_end] and [blank_start]saltwater[blank_end] [blank_start]intrusion[blank_end] all threaten the city’s water security.

Pollution: 1) water is contaminated by [blank_start]fertilisers[blank_end] 2) relatively low capacity of [blank_start]sewage[blank_end] treatment system led to waste being [blank_start]discharged[blank_end] into rivers

[blank_start]Saltwater[blank_end] intrusion: the movement of [blank_start]sea[blank_end] water into underground water, when there is not enough [blank_start]underground[blank_end] water to balance this system.

Shanghai built the Qingcaosha [blank_start]Reservoir[blank_end], which is designed to provide water up to 68 days, to help improve the [blank_start]water[blank_end] situation.

In the past, Shanghai's rubbish ends up in [blank_start]landfills[blank_end] or unregulated heaps at the edge of the city. This leads to [blank_start]methane[blank_end] contamination of the [blank_start]land[blank_end] and [blank_start]groundwater[blank_end]. To solve this problem, Shanghai is building [blank_start]incinerators[blank_end] to generate [blank_start]energy[blank_end] from waste.

Chinese leaders realised that [blank_start]telecommunications[blank_end] would be an important aspect of developing Shanghai’s [blank_start]economy[blank_end], and encouraged [blank_start]foreign[blank_end] investment in communications equipment manufacture. Shanghai's strong telecommunications base was critical in attracting [blank_start]high[blank_end]-[blank_start]technology[blank_end] investment to Shanghai.